lapsable
lapsable — adjective
- lapsablepositive
- more lapsablecomparative
- most lapsablesuperlative
1. likely to be lost or to end unless someone acts to keep it active.
likely to be lost or to end unless someone acts to keep it active.
Kofi's health insurance policy became lapsable after he missed three monthly payments.
lapsable policy — typical use with insurance or contracts
The church reached out to lapsable members who no longer attended Sunday services.
lapsable members — used for people in a group
A lapsable trademark can be canceled if the owner stops using it for several years.
Asher's lapsable religious faith was restored after he spent a week helping at the monastery.
The lawyer told Lakan his lapsable land claim would be lost unless he paid the taxes.
- expirable
more common than 'lapsable'; refers to anything that has a fixed end date
- terminable
more formal; used of contracts or agreements that can be ended by either side
- voidable
strictly legal; means a contract that can be declared invalid, not just expired
- permanent
lasting forever, not subject to expiry
- irrevocable
cannot be changed, stopped, or undone
文法句型
lapsable + noun
用法筆記
Typically used in formal contexts to describe things requiring active maintenance — for example, an insurance policy, a trademark, a membership, a legal right, or a person's faith. An insurance policy becomes lapsable when the holder stops paying premiums; a trademark becomes lapsable when the owner stops using it. The word is uncommon in everyday conversation; speakers more often use 'liable to lapse' or 'likely to lapse' as a phrase.